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There has never been a proper semiauto version of the MP40 available in the US, until now. SSD (SportSysteme Dittrich) is a German company that has been making semiauto copies of German WW2 small arms for quite some time, and they now have a US partner in the DK Production Group. They plan to release a variety of different rifles here, and chose to begin with the MP38.

The MP38 was the initial production version of what became the MP40. It had a few distinctive differences from the much more common later model, notably the fluted lightening cuts on the receiver and the lack of a proper safety mechanism. Only about 42,000 MP38s were made before production changed to the improved MP40, and original configuration ones are extremely rare today.

The semiauto BD38 is an extremely good copy of the MP38. Despite being redesigned a bit internally to use a hammer and fire from a closed bolt, it matches the handling and feel of the original very well. It is chambered for 9x19, of course, and uses the original MP38/MP40 magazine (and DK Production makes and sells new magazines). I got mine SBR'd immediately upon receipt so that I could install a proper stock on it, but it is sold in pistol configuration so that one does not need to go through the NFA process. Mine has been reliable which is really should be, considering the remarkably high price and fills a longstanding hole in available WW2 small arms. I'm looking forward to seeing future releases from DK as well!

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